JP2000312420A - Wiring system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve efficiency of wiring work by providing an information joint box having a switch function to enable multi-stage connection of an information device and a cable for feed wiring with a connector to connect the information joint boxes. SOLUTION: The wiring system is provided with an information joint box 3 having a switch function to enable multi-stage connection of an information device 6 through connection with an information line 5 from an information panel 21, and a feed wiring cable 30 with connector to connect the information joint boxes 3. The information line 5 from the information panel 21 is connected to the information joint box 3 of the first stage, and the information joint box 2 of the second stage is wired via the feed wiring cable 30 with connector. As a result, the information joint boxes 3 can be connected with the feed wiring in the same feed wiring system as the power system in order to improve the efficiency of wiring work.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a wiring system, and more particularly to a system for wiring information such as a LAN.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Information equipment and multimedia equipment such as a personal computer, a facsimile, and a telephone require connection devices for both commercial power and information. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, in the power wiring in the double floor of the office, the first-stage power joint box 2 is connected to the power line 4 from the power panel 20 and the second and subsequent power joint boxes 2 are connected to the power line. The so-called feed wiring method, which is sequentially wired via the cable 4a, is the mainstream, while information wiring such as LAN is
As shown in FIG. 9, the so-called star wiring system in which the information lines 5 from the information panel 21 are individually connected to the communication outlets 50 is mainly used.

[0003]

As described above, conventionally,
Since the power system and the information system have different wiring systems, there has been a problem that the efficiency of wiring work is low.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to make the information system wiring system the same as the power system wiring system. Another object of the present invention is to provide a wiring system that can improve the efficiency of wiring work. Another object is to save space and improve maintainability of a joint box. Despite the integration of the above, it is possible to improve safety and prevent noise, and to provide a highly reliable wiring system that does not require noise countermeasures.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an information joint box 3 having a switching function for enabling information equipment 6 to be connected in multiple stages.
And a feed wiring cable 30 with a connector 9 for connecting the information joint boxes 3 to each other. With such a configuration, the feed joint cable 30 is connected to the information joint box 3 by the feed wiring cable 30.
Since the feed wiring between them becomes possible and the switching function of the information joint box 3 enables the multi-stage connection of the information devices 6, the information joint box 3 can be formed by the same feed wiring method as the power system.

A power joint box 2 for branching a plurality of power lines 4 is provided in the information joint box 3.
In this case, the power joint box 2 and the information joint box 3 are space-saving, the installation efficiency of the joint boxes 2 and 3 is improved, and the maintenance can be easily performed.

Further, the information joint box 3 and the power joint box 2 are connected to each other by using an information / power combined cable 31 in which the power cable 4a and the feed wiring cable 30 are integrated via insulating means. In this case, by integrating the power cable 4a and the feed wiring cable 30, wiring between the information joint boxes 3 and between the power joint boxes 2 can be easily performed, and safety can be improved by insulating means. Noise can be prevented.

Preferably, the feed wiring cable 30 is an optical fiber cable 32. In this case, the feed wiring between the information joint boxes 3 can be performed regardless of the noise from the power line 4.

It is preferable that the information joint box 3 is connected to an information / power combined outlet 10 in which the information outlet 11 and the power outlet 12 are integrated. In this case, the wiring work efficiency is further improved. Can be improved.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the wiring system according to the present embodiment is connected to an information line 5 from an information panel 21 and has an information joint box 3 having a switching function for enabling multi-stage connection of information equipment 6. And a feed wiring cable 30 with a connector 9 for connecting the information joint boxes 3 to each other.

The information joint box 3 has a switching function with no restriction on the number of connection stages, and a repeater (HU) with a restriction on the number of connection stages for small-scale wiring.
B) Some have functions. The information joint boxes 3 are connected to each other using a feed wiring cable 30 such as a VTP cable with a connector 9. As a connection method between the information joint box 3 and the VTP cable or the like, a press contact terminal, a modular connector, or the like can be given, but the connection method is not limited thereto. The connection between the information joint box 3 and the information device 6 is made by a modular jack 6a.
And so on. As a method of supplying power to the information joint box 3, for example, a method in which a power supply unit from the power joint box 2 is provided inside the information joint box 3 may be used.

Thus, the information line 5 from the information panel 21 is connected to the information joint box 3 in the first stage, and the information joint boxes 2 in the second and subsequent stages are wired via the feed wiring cable 30 with the connector 9. Since the information joint box 3 can be fed and wired, and the switching function of the information joint box 3 enables the multi-stage connection of the information devices 6,
The information joint box 3 can be formed by the same feed wiring system as the power system, and the efficiency of wiring work is improved.

FIG. 2 shows a case where the information joint box 3 is provided integrally with a power joint box 2 for branching a plurality of power lines 4 from a power board 20. The information joint box 3 is the same as the embodiment of FIG. 1, and only different points will be described. In this example, a power joint box 2 used when a plurality of power lines 4 are branched.
The information joint box 3 having a switching function for enabling the information equipment 6 to be connected in multiple stages is integrated into a common box body 7. The power joint box 2 includes a connection terminal portion 8 to which the power cable 5a such as a VVF cable is connected, and a harness cap connection portion to which the harness cap 24 of the power tap 16 is inserted and connected. By providing the power joint box 2 and the information joint box 3 integrally on a common box body, space can be saved, the installation efficiency of the joint boxes 2 and 3 is improved, and the information joint box is improved. Since the installation positions of the power joint box 3 and the power joint box 2 are the same, maintenance can be easily performed.

FIG. 3 shows an information / power composite cable 31 in which a power cable 4a and a feed wiring cable 30 are integrated via an insulating means 39 between the information joint box 3 and the power joint box 2. The figure shows the case of connection. The configuration other than the information / power combined cable 31 is the same as that of the embodiment of FIG. 2, and only different points will be described. The insulating means 39 of the combined information / power cable 31 of this example has a structure in consideration of safety and the influence of noise. For example, between the power supply cable 4a and the feed wiring cable 30 such as a VTP cable in terms of safety. Is provided with an insulator. On the other hand, on the noise surface, a certain isolation distance is provided or shielded. Therefore, the integration of the feed wiring cable 30 and the power cable 4a facilitates the wiring of the feed wiring cable 30, and furthermore, the insulating means 39.
By providing the above, noise can be prevented.

FIG. 4 shows a case where an optical fiber cable 32 is used as the feed wiring cable 30. Other configurations are the same as those of the embodiment of FIG. 3, and only different points will be described. In this example, the connection between the information joint boxes 3 is performed by using the optical fiber cable 32. Thus, even when the information joint box 3 and the power joint box 2 are integrated, noise from the power line 4 is reduced. Irrespective of this, feed wiring between the information joint boxes 3 becomes possible, and it is possible to provide a highly reliable wiring system that does not require noise countermeasures.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show an information / power composite joint box 1 in which a power section and an information section are integrated into a common box body. The information / electric power joint box 1 of the present example is, for example, a harness cap connecting portion 8a.
(Or an outlet, etc.) and a connector for information, such as a modular jack 8b (cable terminal or optical connector, etc.), a connection terminal 9a such as a VVF cable, and a modular jack 9b (cable terminal or optical connector). And a connector portion for feed wiring composed of a connector or the like). Inside the information / electric power joint box 1, a switching control unit 41 and a power supply control unit 42 for enabling information devices to be connected in multiple stages are built in.
In FIG. 6, reference numeral 44 denotes an information / power composite cable for connecting the information / power composite joint box 1 and the information device, and reference numeral 43 denotes an information / power composite cable for connecting the information / power composite box 1 to each other. , This information
The power composite cable 43 includes a power cable 33 with a connector such as a VVF cable and an information cable 15 with a connector.
And are integrated.

FIG. 7 shows a case where an information / power combined outlet 10 in which an information outlet 11 and a power outlet 12 are integrated is connected to the information / power combined joint box 1 shown in FIG. The power section of the combined information / power outlet 10 is constituted by a power outlet section 12, and the information section is constituted by an information modular jack, a switch hub, a repeater and the like. By using such an information and power combined outlet 10 in which information and power are combined, the efficiency of wiring work can be further improved. In this example, the information / power composite cable 44 and the information / power composite connector 4 are used to connect the information / power composite joint box 1 and the information / power composite outlet 10.
5 is used, but it is a matter of course that different cables and connectors for information and power may be used.

[0019]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an information joint box having a switching function for enabling information equipment to be connected in multiple stages, and a connector for connecting the information joint boxes to each other. With the feed wiring cable attached, the feed wiring cable enables the feed wiring between the information joint boxes, and the switching function of the information joint box enables the multi-stage connection of the information equipment. The joint box can be formed by the same feed wiring system as the power system, and the efficiency of wiring work is improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, a power joint box for branching a plurality of power lines is integrally provided in the information joint box. Since the space saving of the box is achieved, the installation efficiency of the joint box improves, and the installation positions of the information joint box and the power joint box become the same,
Maintenance can also be easily performed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect, a power cable and a feed wiring cable are integrated via an insulating means between the information joint boxes and between the power joint boxes. It is preferable that the connection is made by using a combined information / power cable.In this case, by integrating the power cable and the feed wiring cable, wiring between the information joint box and the power joint box can be easily performed, Although it is a cable connection that combines information and power, safety can be improved and noise can be prevented by the insulating means.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first or second aspect, since the feed wiring cable is an optical fiber cable, the information joint box and the power joint box are integrated. Even in this case, the feed wiring between the information joint boxes can be performed irrespective of the noise from the power line, and a highly reliable wiring system that does not require noise measures can be provided.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of any one of the first to fourth aspects, the information joint box has an information outlet and an electric outlet integrated with the information outlet. Since the combined power outlet is used, the efficiency of the wiring work can be further improved by using the combined power outlet with information and power.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram illustrating an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a system diagram illustrating another embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a system diagram illustrating still another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a system diagram illustrating still another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating still another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a wiring state in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a system diagram illustrating still another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional power wiring system.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional information wiring system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information and power joint box 2 Power joint box 3 Information joint box 4 Power line 5 Information line 6 Information equipment 10 Information and power composite outlet 11 Information outlet part 12 Power outlet part 30 Feeding cable 32 Optical fiber cable

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] June 21, 1999 (1999.6.2
1)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0012

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The information joint box 3 has a switching function with no restriction on the number of connection stages, and a repeater (HU) with a restriction on the number of connection stages for small-scale wiring.
B) Some have functions. The information joint boxes 3 are connected to each other using a feed wiring cable 30 such as a UTP cable with a connector 9. As a method for connecting the information joint box 3 to the UTP cable or the like, a press-connecting terminal, a modular connector, or the like can be used, but is not limited thereto. The connection between the information joint box 3 and the information device 6 is made by a modular jack 6a.
And so on. As a method of supplying power to the information joint box 3, for example, a method in which a power supply unit from the power joint box 2 is provided inside the information joint box 3 may be used.

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0015

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 3 shows an information / power composite cable 31 in which a power cable 4a and a feed wiring cable 30 are integrated via an insulating means 39 between the information joint box 3 and the power joint box 2. The figure shows the case of connection. The configuration other than the information / power combined cable 31 is the same as that of the embodiment of FIG. 2, and only different points will be described. The insulating means 39 of the combined information / power cable 31 of the present example has a structure in consideration of safety and the influence of noise. For example, between the power supply cable 4a and the feed wiring cable 30 such as a UTP cable in terms of safety. Is provided with an insulator. On the other hand, on the noise surface, a certain isolation distance is provided or shielded. Therefore, the integration of the feed wiring cable 30 and the power cable 4a facilitates the wiring of the feed wiring cable 30, and furthermore, the insulating means 39.
By providing the above, noise can be prevented.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Toshifumi Sakamoto 1048 Kadoma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (72) Inventor Eiji Hakusa 1048 Kadoma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (72) Inventor Masami Hisada 1048, Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka, Japan Inside Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Mitsuhiro Takasaki 1048, Kazuma Odaza, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Pref. 1048 Kazuma Kadoma, Fumonma-shi F-term in Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. (reference)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An information joint box having a switching function for enabling information equipment to be connected in multiple stages;
A wiring system comprising: a feed wiring cable with a connector for connecting information joint boxes to each other. 2. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein a power joint box for branching a plurality of power lines is provided integrally with the information joint box. 3. The information joint box and the power joint box are connected by using an information / power composite cable in which a power cable and a feed wiring cable are integrated via an insulating means. Claim 2
The described wiring system. 4. The wiring system according to claim 1, wherein the feed wiring cable is an optical fiber cable. 5. An information / power combined outlet in which an information outlet section and a power outlet section are integrated with each other is connected to the information joint box. Wiring system.